The application for a wind farm in Drehid has been refused by Kildare County Council. The two reasons for refusal relate to the surrounding road infrastructure. The L5025, where it was proposed to locate the main site entrance, along with other local roads close to the area, were deemed unsuitable for the traffic that would…
Category: Johnstownbridge
The rollout of the National Broadband Plan will include areas that are not currently covered by commercial operators, such as Eir. Please search using your Eircode on the map at https://b-wy.se/nbp, if your home does not have high speed broadband at the moment. If you are in an amber area, then your home will be covered…
At the October full council meeting today, I proposed that the council make a bye-law to set the speed limit at all primary and secondary schools in the county to 30 kilometres per hour, at all times of the day. At Killina National School, the nearest school to the entrance of the Drehid Waste Management…
Updated Mobile Library Timetables are now available for Allenwood, Coill Dubh, Derrinturn, Johnstownbridge, Killina, Kilshanroe, Prosperous, Robertstown, Staplestown and Ticknevin at https://b-wy.se/mobile-library These timetables are valid from this September to next May. The library stop locations are included on each timetable.
A lot of Residents Associations are getting in touch with me over problems with their estates. Developers are dragging their heels and failing to finish off estates, once their profits have been made. It’s not fair on the people paying their mortgages and rent, to have to fight them alone. The bond system is meant…
In 2018, I did an assessment of the playgrounds in North West Kildare which showed that there is a lack of these valuable amenities in this rural corner of the county. I welcome the publication of the new Kildare Play Strategy 2018-2028 which aims to address that concern by proposing five new playgrounds in Johnstownbridge,…
Last month I attended a meeting by Broadford Area Residents Association where I learnt about plans to fill the old quarry pit at Ballinderry with waste. Today, I made a submission to the EPA in relation to this application. The lakes in the pit are now home to wild birds and, in my opinion, it would be…
Yesterday I attended my first council meeting, which was the full council AGM. My best wishes to the new mayor, Cllr Suzanne Doyle and the deputy mayor, Cllr. Seamie Moore -Local Community Representative. I was elected as one of the two council representatives on the Drehid Community Liaison Committee, alongside Cllr. Daragh Fitzpatrick. This committee is very important to…
I am delighted to have been elected to represent the people of North West Kildare on Kildare County Council. Thank You to every single person that voted for me. I am looking forward to working hard for you for the next five years. Details of the count are below, or for more detail see Clane…
I was asked to write a little about myself for the local papers recently, just to let people know my priorities coming up to the local elections. My main reason for getting involved with the community, which is now also my main reason that I am running in the local elections, is that I am…